Pornima Jadhav Patil v. the Union of India through Secretary and Others
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Order dated 05.05.2026 of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad (Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, JJ., per court) disposing of Writ Petition No. 492 of 2024 (Jayeshkumar Gangadhar Kardile v. State of Maharashtra) and connected writ petitions concerning non-payment of arrears of salary to eligible, absorbed teachers who were receiving regular salary, while arrears were being paid only to teachers who had preferred contempt proceedings. Directions: respondents to pay arrears for April 2018 to April 2025 after ascertaining eligibility within six weeks; AGP to instruct State Education Department to verify eligibility and disburse arrears within twelve weeks; nineteen connected writ petitions detagged from WP 492/2024. Neutral citation: 2026:BHC-AUG:20817-DB. Keywords: arrears of salary, absorbed teachers, eligibility verification, contempt proceedings, Education Department, State of Maharashtra, disposal of writ petitions.